Jennifer Leeper

TOMORROW: Phone Free Schools Public Hearing

View this email in your browser Dear Neighbor, Tomorrow, Feb. 20 at 10am, the Education Committee will hold our public hearing for HB 5149 - An Act Concerning Phone-Free Schools. The bill seeks to ban the use of cell phones during the school day and to prohibit school districts from using social media as the only means of providing information to families. I have spoken before about seeing firsthand the effects of phone addiction on students, and I believe this bill is an essential first step in helping our kids reclaim their childhood and restore a focused learning environment. As you can read here and here, having phone-free schools prevents distractions, allows our students to be more engaged, gives our teachers more focused students, and even makes our schools safer. I would love to hear your thoughts on this bill. You can submit written testimony on the bill here, telling the Education Committee whether you are for or against phone-free schools. And if you would like to watch the public hearing live, you can do so here. It's so important to hear from the public on these bills, and I hope you will take the chance to have your voice heard! I'm committed to ensuring your voice is heard. Please don't hesitate to call my office at (860) 240-8585 or email me if there's anything I can do for you. Be sure to follow @LeeperForFairfield on Facebook and Instagram to stay up-to-date on everything I'm doing at the Capitol. Sincerely, Jennifer Leeper State Representative Website Email Facebook Instagram Forward to a friend | Unsubscribe from this list | Update subscription preferences